More early vs earlier

The correct phrase is "earlier." "More early" is not a standard construction in English. "Earlier" is the comparative form of "early" and should be used to compare two points in time.

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More early

'More early' is not a standard construction in English.

The correct comparative form of 'early' is 'earlier.' Use 'earlier' when comparing two points in time.

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Last updated: November 25, 2024

Nov 14, 2008 ... I have to go to bed more early tonight because I've been very tired from the day. HI, Is "more early" in the above proper?
Sep 10, 2018 ... In formal English, I should use "the more early" or "the earlier" in comparative sentence? For example: Last night I went to bed the more early/ ...
May 13, 2024 ... Are there plans to add more early game content? Weapons, structures, tameables etc. I really love the chill aspects and zones so much more ...
More Early Stage Investigators Supported in FY 2022. Share · Tweet; Share. By Mike Lauer. Posted June 5, 2023 May 30, 2024. 1 Comments. Over the past two ...
Jan 30, 2024 ... No more early payout - why? domenikbrenner. Asked by domenikbrenner, January 30.
Nov 10, 2024 ... 179 likes, 6 comments - sarahbendall_dresshistory on November 10, 2024: "More early 17th century goodness. The court of a Venetian Palace, ...
Nov 30, 2018 ... C A T C H // One more early one for y'all. Album comes out in a week! BrettYoung.lnk.to/Catch.
Aug 11, 2024 ... 1297 likes, 5 comments - justnsart on August 11, 2024: "Some more early designs for #talesoftheteenagemutantninjaturtles of Bishop & Rod and ...
Sep 10, 2018 ... We Need More Early-Career Higher Ed People. A shortage? By Joshua Kim · share to facebook; share to X / twitter; share to Linkedin; share by ...
Oct 22, 2024 ... 18K likes, 52 comments - asherperlman on October 22, 2024: "Some more early ones".

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'Earlier' is the correct comparative form of 'early.'

'Earlier' is used to compare two points in time. It is the standard comparative form of 'early.'

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Last updated: November 25, 2024

5 days ago ... EARLIER definition: 1. comparative of early 2. comparative of early . Learn more.
Shuttling between his first year of life (1967) and the year he wrote the book (2020), Earlier is a glorious sequence of moments, a record of the experiences ...
Apr 25, 2024 ... Returns the current value of the specified column in an outer evaluation pass of the mentioned column. EARLIER is useful for nested calculations.
Can I add start not earlier than date. Maxplank. 05/25/22 in Smartsheet Basics. Dear Smart Sheet Community,. I am building a project plan and for few ...
The results are consistent with obesity's being an important contributing factor to the earlier onset of puberty in girls. Factors other than obesity, ...
Dec 18, 2023 ... Bringing Sequence Tasks Earlier > How to start immediately if in the future? SOLVE. So I want to get cracking on a load of call tasks scheduled ...
Results: Approximately 60% of mothers who stopped breastfeeding did so earlier than desired. Early termination was positively associated with mothers ...
Earlier.org - Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test®, a 501(c) 3 organization, is the nation's only breast cancer charity focused exclusively on ...
Dec 17, 2013 ... Cannabis use is associated with an earlier age of onset of psychosis (AOP). However, the reasons for this remain debated.
... earlier snowmelt pulse onset dates are presented as evidence for observed earlier actual melting. Since the snowmelt runoff pulse is by far the largest ...

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